With President Barack Obama in his final few months in office, some economists are taking a look back at this very interesting eight-year period. Keynesian economist Paul Krugman has written countless blog posts over the last several months claiming that President Obama has done an impeccable job in the Oval Office. He argued that the […]
Archives for April 2016
‘Human Action’ Excerpt: Why Socialism Will Always Fail
By: Ludwig von Mises: The director wants to build a house. Now, there are many methods that can be resorted to. Each of them offers, from the point of view of the director, certain advantages and disadvantages with regard to the utilization of the future building, and results in a different duration of the building’s […]
Ron Paul is buying silver, expects an economic downtown worse than 2008-2009
One of the biggest stories of the market this year so far has been the rise of silver. The precious metal is up 23 percent year-to-date, while mining stocks have been going through the roof. Although gold has been steadily going up, silver is the one that everyone is keeping an eye on. What does […]
5 random things for a Friday (rent inflation, government rape, generation cupcake owned)
News Story of the Day: Since the economic collapse, home ownership in the United States has crumbled. After some modest quarterly gains in home ownership rates, the number has fallen dramatically since 2008. Renting, ostensibly, has become the new norm. But as more Americans rent, they’re also facing another issue: soaring rents. Rent inflation has […]
Rolling Back the Taxes on Our Constitutional Money
By Jp Cortez of Sound Money Defense League Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $5 bill and he charged you a 35 cent in tax. Unfair, right? After all, you were only exchanging one form of money for another. But try walking to a local precious metals dealer in more than […]